President Ulysses S. Grant put forward a Peace Policy to calm tensions between Plains Indians and the Army
1868
Peace Policy
Replaced corrupt reservations agents with Quakers, who were known for being fair and peaceful
Appointed Ely Parker as Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Gave a $2m budget to properly care for Indians
Wards
Indians should be treated as wards, meaning the government should decide what was best for them and treat them well if they obeyed
These ideas were made into law in the second Indian Appropriation Act in 1871. This law said that Plains Indians would no longer be recognised as independent tribes, nations or powers.
